Date: October 19, 2025 Time: 11:00 am Location: ** ECNR ** Pre-booking is required via Eventbrite.ie Our BirdWatch Ireland Wicklow branch invite you to join them along with East Wicklow Rivers Trust and Newcastle Biodiversity Group for a joint outing to the Freshwater Habitats of BirdWatch Ireland’s East Coast Nature.
*** Pre-booking is required via Eventbrite.ie *** https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-freshwater-habitats-of-birdwatch-irelands-east-coast-nature-reserve-tickets-1776966888799
Branch contact details
Clodagh Duffy or Joe Lennon at birdwatchwicklow@gmail.com
Date: October 18, 2025 Time: 10:00 am Location: Meet at Mountcharles pier Join our Donegal branch for a visit to Donegal Bay
For contact:
Chris Ingram (sec) 086 370 0243, chrisingram43@hotmail.com
Tony Gallagher (chair) 087 383 2935, tonyg@sky.com
Date: October 18, 2025 Time: 10:00 am Location: Meet at Kilcoole railway station car park Join our Dublin Tolka branch for an outing to Kilcoole Wicklow.
For further details or to be added to the mailing list contact;
Rosena McShane (chair) Marie Sinnott (secretary) or Jim Dixon (treasurer) at dublinbirding@gmail.com
Date: October 18, 2025 Location: Contact branch for details Our Mayo branch are having an outing to Mulranny to see Brent Geese, waders, egrets and more
Leader; Colin Guilfoyle
Branch contacts;
Graham Cawdell (secretary) 089 273 1549 – birdwatchmayo@gmail.com or WhatsApp group BWMayo Chat
Date: October 15, 2025 Time: 7:45 pm Location: Auditorium, National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin The Tolka Branch of BirdWatch Ireland talk/presentation on the 15th October 2025 in the Botanic Gardens auditorium commencing at 7:45 PM will be "The Mute Swan in Dublin" by Graham Prole. The car park gates open at 7:30 PM and parking is free.
Date: October 14, 2025 Location: Ashford Community & Heritage Centre A67 DH34 Our Wicklow branch invite you to join them for an evening with Mr. Joe Lennon to discuss "Chasing the Griffon - an Andalucian Birding Odyssey"
Admission is free, a voluntary contribution to cover the cost of the room hire would be appreciated.
Branch contact details
Clodagh Duffy or Joe Lennon at birdwatchwicklow@gmail.com
If you are not a member of BirdWatch Ireland, we would encourage you, please, to take out an annual membership to support the charity's vital conservation work. You can find full details by clicking this link https://birdwatchireland.ie/get-involved/
Date: October 12, 2025 Time: 11:00 am Location: Meet at Mizen Vision carpark Our West Cork Branch invite you to join them for an outing to Mizen Head to look for Autumn migrants.
This outing will be lead by Jez Simms
For further details contact;
Fiona O’Neill – 086 813 0650 – secretary@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie
Nicholas Mitchell – 087 121 5256 – treasurer@birdwatchirelandwestcork.ie
Date: October 12, 2025 Time: 10:00 am Location: Meet in the car park of Waterstown Park, Palmerstown. D20 TR94 Our South Dublin branch invite you to join them for a trip to Waterstown Park, Palmerstown.
Just south of Dublin’s famous Strawberry Beds and near Palmerstown village, Waterstown Park was a family farm until the 1980s. The park is covered by the Liffey Valley Special Amenity Area Order and is one of the most ecologically important parks in Dublin. Close to Farmleigh Estate and the Phoenix Park as the crow flies, it consists of eight distinct habitats including woodland, wet grassland and mature hedgerows. The park is home to 300 species of plants, animals, birds and insects.
Contact Mary Daly (Sec) 086 1586330 secretary@southdublinbirds.com
